Disaster Preparation?
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- CygnusZero40
The worst thing I ever saw in my life as far as a huge mess with people actually suffering was Katrina, and that was just in NO, and only for 3 or 4 days. Dunno what I would ever really need a survival kit for.
If something happens I'll deal with it, but I seriously doubt anything would happen where Im sucking dew off a fucking blade of grass to survive.
- Talking about just the US here, and other developed countries.CygnusZero4
- Reading this comment in Summer 2020 is hilariousnb
- TheMagicSheep0
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- melq0
I listened to a podcast on the topic (cannot recall the title) and it laid things out pretty well, stating that the likelihood of a "disaster" increases based on the scale of its reach. My personal thoughts on the subject are...
Personal: highly likely
Death in the family, job loss, serious illness.
This stuff happens all the time and is a big deal to those it touches, but do not really affect your neighbors, etc. This level, everyone pretty much prepares for in some fashion.Neighborhood: likely
Things that affect the area in which you live. Could be the power outage as hit several east coast states for more than a week recently, snow storms, etc. This stuff happens enough that everyone really should give it some consideration (this is the level I pretty much prepare for).Circling outward from there: possible
Without rule of law for a few days or weeks. Thanks to Hurricane Katrina and the LA riots, I can't say it'll never happen, so I respect it enough to give things a bit of thought. I just don't stress over it/invest in it.Catastrophic end-times stuff: unlikely
I limit my thoughts on this level to reading books by Stephen King and Cormac McCarthy.
- i_monk0
^ No kit is going to save you from the Big One.
- bmacneill0
This is an interesting read:
- dasohr0
Living in SF I've been working on a kit for a while now. Have the essentials, emergency radio/flashlight, glow sticks, spam, waterfilters, fire starter, bug out pack...
In terms of tools and weapons I'm opting for a machete (Ontario makes some decent machetes for $30 - on amazon) and I'm also considering a baretta.
I also recommend stocking up on items such as toilet wipes, seeds, alcohol... stuff that can be traded if necessary.
We have different plans on what to do if the shit hits the fan here in the yay area. Probably going to send the lady down to the folks while I bunker up at home to protect my TV and PS3...- Is that a yarmulke?waterhouse
- never leave home without it
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- scarabin0
- When is the last time you heard of anything in a developed country that needed something like this?CygnusZero4
- I guess this would have been handy during the Ice Age.CygnusZero4
- *anything=anyoneCygnusZero4
- every time there's a natural disaster supermarkets run out of food. remember people scavenging during katrina?scarabin
- well, the black folks were looting, but the white folks were scavengingscarabin
- melq0
This is a really good book, applicable to most people in urban/suburban areas:
http://www.amazon.com/When-All-H…Where I live, it's far more likely for me to experience a weather-related event that makes the system break down, so our preparation is primarily centered around that:
• Gas-powered generator + fuel
• Potable water (day-to-day used for beer and wine making, but anything not actively holding a ferment is always full of water)
• Lots of beer and wine (see previous)
• Freezer full of meat; pantry full of home-canned food; lots of dry goods
• Moderately-versatile first aid kit (more than a cigar box; less than something carried by an EMT)In the event of something more sinister, we're pretty well armed to the teeth.
- Who the fuck stocks beer and wine in case of an emergency?CygnusZero4
- The words are there, Cygnus. Read them all.melq
- Only thing Im reading is you're a hick.CygnusZero4
- Hick (n): a word used by dependent fools to describe those that think ahead.melq
- i was just going to recommend thissublocked
- i'm all about the wine. it will help keep you warm, alive and happy.sea_sea
- Any GoT reader knows that boiled wine is useful for cleaning any wound.Amicus
- uan0
- the most patient I've ever had to be in life was waiting for a survival knife to arrive by mail as a six year old...mg33
- bought it from Boys Life magazine. 6 weeks for delivery. Six longest weeks of my life.mg33
- ^w/ the compass handle w/ cheap aluminum threads that never seems to screw back on right? yupmoldero
- 4040
I started working on my "Oh Shit Bag" a couple of months ago. Here are a couple of websites to help get some of you guys started.
http://countycomm.com/whatsnew.h…
http://www.lapolicegear.com/
- scarabin0
i've got two alice packs full of gear and a case of MREs in my closet ready to go. never made any plans about WHERE to go, however
- waterhouse0
I've always kept a surplus of energy bars and Evian for when the poles shift.
- Should help.waterhouse
- You'll outlive the rest of us by hours.i_monk
- and he'll be energetic too.CanHasQBN
- lolsea_sea
- hahagoldieboy
- wagshaft0
In the US sign up for a local CERT class.
http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert…Instead of preparing to shoot folks, helps put together a plan for one's self and your 'hood and provides an angle toward what to expect for different types of distasters.
- graham0
Started to put one together after all the flooding here recently. (UK)
Not zombie apocalypse survival, just not having to battle for supplies with those who leave it too late survival.